Hunting garment



Sept. 11, 1956 w, 1 SMITH 2,762,054

HUNTING GARMENT Filed Aug. 6, 1954 IN V EN TOR.

WMM L Wm A rToR/VEY United States Patent Oiice 2,762,054 hiaten-atedSept. 11, 1956 HUNTENG GARMENT William I. Smith, Perrysburg, ho,assigner to The Hettrick Manufacturing Company, Toledo, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio Application August 6, 1954, Serial No. 448,345

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-227) This invention relates to sports garments but moreparticularly to a garment especially adapted for hunting and fishing andan object is to produce a new and improved garment of this characterwhich can be inexpensively manufactured; is equipped with a game pocketconveniently supported in the back of the garment and which ispositioned to cover the mouth of a pocket, thereby protecting the samefrom the elements; constitutes a combined trouser and upper bodycovering portion having conveniently positioned detachable fastenerswhich opens the garment readily; which in general resembles an overall;and has the unique features of construction hereinafter described.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear and, for purposesof illustration but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention isshown on the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front plan view of the garment;

Figure 2 is a rear plan view of the garment;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of one of the trouser legs showing thestrap or tab for tightening it to the leg of the wearer.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a sport garmentwhich is more particularly adapted for hunting purposes although it isalso usable for fishing. It constitutes an overall which can be quicklyslipped on by the Sportsmen and is of any suitable textile fabric havingwater repellent properties. As shown, the overall has a trouser portionwhich is one piece with an upper body covering portion 11. The upperbody covering portion is open down lthe front to the crotch and theseportions are readily connectable by a slideable fastener arrangementgenerally known as a zipper and indicated at 12. Adjustable lengthshoulder straps 13 are sewed to the upper end of the upper body coveringportion 11 adjacent the upper edges of front and rear bib members b andb1 which taper upwardly from the lower edges of arm openings o at theirsides.

On the back of the upper body covering portion in the region of the seatportion is a pocket 14 and overlying the upper portion thereof andcovering the mouth of the pocket 14 is a game pocket 15 which is made upof a length of waterproof fabric folded upon itself with the free endsuppermost and secured to the upper portion of the upper body coveringportion at the back by sewed seams 16. The sides of the game pocket areopen except for lthe lower portion which on each side is closed by agusset 17a. In the region of the upper end of each gusset 17a is a snapfastener 17 for engagement with its mating portion on the back of theupper body covering portion. Thus the game pocket is normally held downagainst the back of .the upper body covering portion and adequatelycovering the pocket 14.

At the front of the upper body covering portion 11 are two relativelysizeable pockets 18, one on each side, these being suitably covered soas to keep out rain and protect the contents. On the upper portion ofthe upper body covering portion at the front are several cartridgereceiving loops 19. As shown at the right of Figure 1 is a pocket 20 andon the ap for this pocket are portions of snap fasteners, the matingportions being carried by a sponge rubber piece 21 which can serve as abutt rest for the hunters firearms. This may be removed if desired.

On each of the trouser legs is a strap 20 which may be buttoned over tosnugly grip the wearers ankles, the purpose of which being obvious.

Numerous changes in details of construction, arrangement and choice ofmaterials may be eifected without departing from the spirit of theinvention especially as defined in the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A hunting garment comprising: an overall having unitary trousers and anupper body covering portion with upwardly tapered front and rear bibmembers, the outer sides of said bib members forming arm openings,shoulder straps attached to the upper edges of the front and rear bibmembers for supporting the overall on the wearer, the front of thegarment being provided with an opening extending from the upper edgethereof to adjacent the crotch, sliding fastener means securing theedges of the opening, the back of the upper body coverings portionextending entirely across the back of the wearer from one arm opening tothe other, a game pocket of rectangular shape, said game pocketextending substantially entirely across the back of the jacket, a seamsecuring the top edges of the pocket to the back of the garment along aline substantially in line with the lower edges of the arm openings, thelower portion of the pocket extending across and terminatingsubstantially at the hip region of the garment, the lower portions ofthe side edges of said game pocket being connected and the upperportions of said side edges being unconnected, and cooperating fastenerson the back of said garment and on each side of said pocket at the upperends of the lower portion of the side edges of the pocket for releasablysecuring the pocket to the garment, whereby said pocket also forms adouble back for the garment.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,664,512 Johnson Apr. 3, 1928 2,099,620 Pleiter et al Nov. 16, 19372,150,251 Shanhouse Mar. 14, 1939 2,272,041 Pocock Feb. 3, 19422,620,479 Buck Dec. 9, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 136,931 Australia Dec. 6,1948

